17 Facts About Marco Mendicino

Marco Mendicino is a Canadian politician who has been the Minister of Public Safety since October 26,2021.

Marco Mendicino was the Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship from 2019 to 2021.

Marco Mendicino studied political science at Carleton University, before attending law school at the University of Windsor.

Marco Mendicino worked as a federal prosecutor for ten years, during which time he was involved in the handling of the Toronto 18 terrorism case.

Marco Mendicino worked for the Law Society of Upper Canada, served as the president of the Association of Justice Counsel, and taught as an adjunct professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Marco Mendicino stood for the federal nomination for the 2015 general election.

Marco Mendicino faced a major battle for the nomination after Conservative MP Eve Adams crossed the floor to join the Liberal Party.

Marco Mendicino secured the support of former interim Liberal leader Bob Rae and nearby incumbent MP Judy Sgro.

Marco Mendicino defeated Adams at the July 26,2015, nomination meeting by 1,936 to 1,100 votes.

On January 30,2017, Marco Mendicino was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada serving under Jody Wilson-Raybould.

Marco Mendicino was re-elected in the 2019 federal election and subsequently named Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship.

Marco Mendicino was re-elected in the 2021 federal election, and made Minister of Public Safety on October 26.

Minister Marco Mendicino oversaw the first ever invocation of the Emergencies Act in response to the 2022 Freedom Convoy protests in February 2022.

Marco Mendicino then addressed the media's questions surrounding cabinet confidence, and whether this provision would be lifted for the purposes of the public inquiry that is written into the Emergencies Act, called the Rouleau inquiry.

On February 19,2023 while speaking to Mercedes Stephenson of Global News' The West Block, Marco Mendicino did not answer whether the panel appointed to review the integrity of recent federal elections ever saw the CSIS intelligence reports that warned of attempts by China at election interference.

On March 10,2023, Marco Mendicino held a press conference to announce that the Liberal Government would begin consultations on foreign influence registry to combat Chinese interference.

Marco Mendicino took questions from the media surrounding the lack of timeline for the project, and why Canada is not acting faster, when other commonwealth nations have had established registries for foreign influence for years.